Ocean Eagle: Embracing Our Traumas Through Breathwork | The Hopeaholics Podcast

Ocean Eagle: Embracing Our Traumas Through Breathwork | The Hopeaholics Podcast In this riveting episode of The Hopeaholics Podcast, Ocean Eagle, a recovery advocate, author, and breathwork facilitator, shares his profound journey from a traumatic childhood to over 25 years of sobriety and spiritual awakening. Born in Palo Alto and raised across California and Texas amidst the chaos of alcoholic parents, Ocean survived a violent upbringing marked by his father’s abuse and the loss of his brother to a tragic car accident at 22. After totaling four cars and earning three DUIs by age 25, Ocean hit rock bottom, triggered by a confrontation with his father’s disapproval during a quadruple bypass recovery. This pivotal moment led him to Alcoholics Anonymous in Burbank, where a heartfelt embrace from a stranger sparked his commitment to sobriety at 30. Now 56, Ocean has transformed his pain into purpose, having facilitated 16 women’s and veterans’ retreats, authored seven books, including The Gift of Desperation, and developed a powerful breathwork practice to help others heal trauma. He candidly discusses overcoming three sober divorces, raising four children, and embracing his spiritual calling as “Ocean Eagle,” a name gifted during a transformative retreat. Ocean’s message, “Judging mistakes hides life’s beauty,” resonates as he guides others to balance masculine and feminine energies and release past wounds. #thehopeaholics #redemption #recovery #AlcoholAddiction #AddictionRecovery #wedorecover  #SobrietyJourney #MyStory #RecoveryIsPossible #Hope #wedorecover  Join our patreon to get access to an EXTRA EPISODE every week of ‘Off the Record’, exclusive content, a thriving recovery community, and opportunities to be featured on the podcast. https://patreon.com/TheHopeaholics  Follow the Hopeaholics on our Socials: https://www.instagram.com/thehopeaholics  https://linktr.ee/thehopeaholics Buy Merch:  https://thehopeaholics.myshopify.com Visit our Treatment Centers: https://www.hopebythesea.com If you or a loved one needs help, please call or text 949-615-8588. We have the resources to treat mental health and addiction.  Sponsored by the Infiniti Group LLC: https://www.infinitigroupllc.com  Timestamps: 00:01:15 - Childhood Trauma and Moving to Texas 00:02:07 - Brother’s Death in Car Accident 00:02:30 - Achieving Sobriety with Mother 00:03:14 - Struggles with DUIs and Addiction 00:04:18 - Brother’s Violent Past and Death 00:05:24 - Healing Through Emotional Work 00:06:16 - Leading Women’s and Veterans’ Retreats 00:08:25 - Cord-Cutting Ceremony for Father 00:09:20 - Hitting Rock Bottom with Father 00:10:11 - First AA Meeting and Embrace 00:14:07 - Owning Role in Three Divorces 00:16:27 - Pain Thresholds in Recovery 00:18:06 - Sponsor’s Tough Love Approach 00:20:02 - Connecting Through Vulnerability 00:23:19 - Marrying into Toxic Second Marriage 00:25:01 - Strained Relationship with Daughter 00:26:17 - Transforming Trauma into Superpower 00:27:20 - Witnessing Father’s Abuse of Mother 01:08:48 - Spiritual Awakening as Ocean Eagle 01:14:44 - Ecstatic Dance and Emotional Release 01:25:03 - Balancing Masculine and Feminine Energies 01:28:11 - Addressing Pornography’s Harmful Impact